Siegfried’s sword is called Balmung in the Niebelungenlied, Gram in Norse mythology and Nothung in the Wagner operas.
Well, it is an “axe”, after all.
Inspiring Mal to say that classic line, “Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.”
Yes, He-Man’s sword did have a name, the Power Sword. Awe inspiring, I know. I should also note that it is technically only one half of the Power Sword. Skeletor had the other half, and when they’re joined together it becomes little more than a key to Castle Greyskull.
I guess Fat Man and Little Boy aren’t yet considered folklore?
If you count shields as weapons, the Greeks had the Aegis.
The movie The Iron Mistress (1952) was based on a novel by that name and there are versions of Bowie knives by such knifesmiths as Randall and Cooper (among others) who refer to specific models of Bowies as “Iron Mistress” even if the general public probably lets Bowie knife refer to any large fighting knife. The recent thread on “John Wayne vs. Clint Eastwood” had more details if you’d like more.
Mr. Pointy BtVS
I guess that The Last of the Mohicans is old enough to count as myth or folklore. Wasn’t Natty Bumpo’s (Hawkeye) trusty flintlock called Killdeer?
There’s a scene something like this:
Defeated warrior: “Please, give me the name of the sword about to take my life!”
Joe: “Irving.”
Defeated warrior: <looks horrified> “Irving?!”
<stab>
My weapon will be named Death Dealer, and all will tremble when I wield it!
Hey, axes count!
Odin’s spear is named Gugnir.
The Irish hero Cuchulainn had a deadly spear called Gáe Bulg.
How about the Spear of Destiny:
Incidentally, one legend states that the Spear of Longinus was forged into the pommel of Joyeuse, the sword of Charlemagne I posted about earlier. It’s all just one big circle!
I’m afraid to ask how that’s pronounced.
Here’s a good place to start: List of mythological objects
Not all of the have names other than Shield of Wolverine, but there are many named weapons in the link. A few not listed in this thread: Caladbolg, Tyrfing, and Rhongomiant. Some of the names I recognize from video games like Final Fantasy, but a lot of them are new to me.
It is pronouced “Bob”.
Yeah, well Bob sounds a lot better than “Gay Bulge” which is what that scans kinda like in English.
Can you imagine the exchange that **Der Trihs **offers with that included?
The mind fairly reels…
The Romans distinctly lacked such a tradition. I believe they looked at weapons as little more than tools for a specific task, and would no more have named a sword than they would a rake.